<p>So what are some schools that are strictly math/science oriented? I know Caltech is, but is there no others?</p>
<p>You probably have to do better at verbal to get in, but Olin is another school with a heavy math/science bent. Cooper Union is another school with a similar focus that I don’t think has been mentioned yet.</p>
<p>If you are strictly science, math, and engineering focused, and would want almost nothing to do with the humanities and social sciences, then do not go to Harvey Mudd. We have to take at least 12 humanities and social sciences courses before we graduate, and they have to be in a wide array of disciplines (like you can’t take 12 courses in mathematical economics or something, you have to take arts, literature, history, etc…).</p>
<p>Also, Caltech and MIT do require a fair number of humanities and social sciences courses (though not nearly as much as HMC), so keep that in mind.</p>
<p>I don’t enjoy humanities as much as i do with math/science,but i don’t hate them either. As long as they don’t take too much time away from me, i m fine with them. And i did take an AP history class last year and i m the only student in my Latin 2 class right now. However when i m in college, i want to spend most of my time doing math and science (e.g. 4hrs of math vs 1 hr of english)</p>
<p>Ok then, HMC works. :-)</p>
<p>So does my verbal score going to hurt me that much??? Considering that i m taking some very good classes at college right now, that should show them i m ready for the college work. Are colleges going to reject me because i did not perform well on a 4 hrs test?</p>
<p>part of the 4 hrs test ;)</p>
<p>Just got my sat2 scores back. i got math2 800 chem 800 physics 770. are those scores going to help me a lot? or just a little?</p>
<p>They will help a little but verbal SAT is considered more important.</p>
<p>As some additional info that could be useful, I’d like to know how you’ve done academically in all your non math and science classes. Are you just a relatively weak test taker in the humanities, or are you just plain not fond of them?</p>
<p>try out purdue, they have a good engineering program (ranked higher than cornell’s). your SAT1 scores will definitely kill any chance of admission into the top science/engineering schools, however. Try to raise them up a bit</p>
<p>To tiyusufaly: My gpa is 3.8-3.9. Only got one B in english in sophmore year. The rest humanity and english classes are all As. I took the toefl test (english test for non native speakers) last week and i think i got pretty good scores on those. MIT requires either SAT1 or TOEFL and they say a good score is 100/120, which i m pretty sure i got above that. Many schools recommand non native speaks to submit TOEFL, so i think they place some value on that. Part of the reason i did bad on the SAT is the time limit on each section, i can by no means read that fast. Maybe this is irrelevant, but i scored advanced in reading in the state assessment.</p>
<p>some more info: I have played 3 sports, 2 of which is varsity (but i m not really good at them…) I m the captin of math team. I also tutor math at the college.</p>
<p>Can someone suggests me some schools that are between (MIT,Caltech) and (WPI)?</p>
<p>RPI, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, URochester, Georgia Tech, Cooper Union, Lehigh.</p>
<p>You seem like you have a passion for Math/Science and thats an admiring quality to any university aswell the fact that you took the intiative to teach yourself some of the APs just apply to one or two of the “reaches” MIT, Stanford etc. and you dont have much to lose if you get in they great if you dont you wont be so dissappointed as you werent expecting to get in.</p>
<p>I just took the SAT again today, i think i got above 600 this time</p>
<p>Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>The OP won’t get into CMU or Hopkins or Cooper Union or MIT or Caltech with low verbal scores. He should shoot for Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), which actually is very good and WPI. Purdue might be a good choice too. I was also thinking that he might have a short at University of Maryland,which has a strong engineering/science program.</p>
<p>Also consider both University of Cincinnati and Drexel University. They have strong coop programs for engineering students, which gives their graduates an edge for resumes… Cincinnati coops almost all highly paid too and is less expensive than most of the other schools noted.</p>
<p>I doubt that any school will reject me based solely on my verbal score. Like i said, my toefl score should be pretty high and MIT will only consider that score if i don’t submit my SAT.</p>